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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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